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Bucks County, PA — Pet care Saturation

How many pet care exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 64 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Pet grooming · Boarding & kennels · Dog day care · Pet sitting services. Counted together because official statistics use one 812910 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 0.58× the U.S. rate (between 0.58× and 2.30× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 57 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 41 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Bucks County pet care — 58–230% of the U.S. rate

28 pet care are counted in Bucks County — 0.4 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 58% of the U.S. rate of 0.6.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has fallen 11% between 2015 and 2023 (18 → 16). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 18914 (Chalfont), 18901 (Doylestown), 18951 (Quakertown) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 19067 (Morrisville), 19047 (Langhorne), 18974 (Warminster).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 51 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Bucks County sits at 58% of the U.S. rate for pet care. 41 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 58% and 230% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 18914 and 18901; the lowest measured density is in 19067 and 19047.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing pet care and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Pet care
28–142
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (57 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
0.4
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
0.6
per 10,000 present
County index
0.58×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
51
2023 — $12M annual payroll
Residents
634,655
48 ZIPs with data
Workers
249,175
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
650,131
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+0.6%
+3,941 people
Net migration 2024
+3,176
international +3,693, domestic −517
Jobs located here
275,539
LODES 2022, +0.1% since 2019

Bucks County had an estimated 650,131 residents on July 1, 2024 — 0.6% more than in 2020 (+3,941). In the latest year it gained 2,506 people: births minus deaths −634, international migration +3,693, domestic migration −517. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

275,539 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+0.1% since 2019), and 326,457 employed residents lived there (−1.0% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
19053 Feasterville Trevose
+8.4%
18974 Warminster
+6.4%
19020 Bensalem
+3.3%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
411
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$10.3M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$25K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more pet care in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — down 11% since 2015

Number of pet care in Bucks County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

18
2015
14
2018
17
2020
16
2021
16
2022
16
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
18914 Chalfont
260%
18901 Doylestown
249%
18951 Quakertown
179%
18944 Perkasie
162%
18974 Warminster
121%
19047 Langhorne
102%
19067 Morrisville
77%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
19067 Morrisville
77%
19047 Langhorne
102%
18974 Warminster
121%
18944 Perkasie
162%
18951 Quakertown
179%
18901 Doylestown
249%
18914 Chalfont
260%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few pet care may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersPet careIndex
18912Buckingham Employment hub 213456 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = pet care per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersPet care Per 10kIndexStatus
18914Chalfont 21,5985,593 4 1.6 260% Very high density
18901Doylestown 28,50919,316 6 1.6 249% High density
18951Quakertown 36,56815,471 5 1.1 179% High density
18944Perkasie 27,5703,627 3 1.0 162% High density
18974Warminster 43,12218,311 4 0.8 121% Above average
19047Langhorne 34,56324,445 3 0.6 102% Above average
19067Morrisville 53,88515,717 3 0.5 77% Below average
18039Durham —61 0–2 — — Not published
18077Riegelsville 2,203187 0–2 — — Not published
18081Springtown 8545 0–2 — — Not published
18902Doylestown 22,8985,146 0–2 — — Not published
18910Bedminster —46 0–2 — — Not published
18911Blooming Glen —172 0–2 — — Not published
18912Buckingham 213456 0–2 — — Not published
18913Carversville 24335 0–2 — — Not published
18916Danboro —367 0–2 — — Not published
18917Dublin 2,216669 0–2 — — Not published
18920Erwinna 39391 0–2 — — Not published
18921Ferndale 1609 0–2 — — Not published
18922Forest Grove —14 0–2 — — Not published
18923Fountainville 984131 0–2 — — Not published
18925Furlong 6,250744 0–2 — — Not published
18927Hilltown 239149 0–2 — — Not published
18928Holicong —224 0–2 — — Not published
18929Jamison 9,7482,086 0–2 — — Not published
18930Kintnersville 1,892158 0–2 — — Not published
18931Lahaska —895 0–2 — — Not published
18932Line Lexington 436190 0–2 — — Not published
18933Lumberville 10586 0–2 — — Not published
18934Mechanicsville —140 0–2 — — Not published
18935Milford Square 27334 0–2 — — Not published
18938New Hope 13,6494,250 0–2 — — Not published
18940Newtown 29,62615,835 0–2 — — Not published
18942Ottsville 2,377962 0–2 — — Not published
18943Penns Park —197 0–2 — — Not published
18946Pineville 689100 0–2 — — Not published
18947Pipersville 6,4773,264 0–2 — — Not published
18949Plumsteadville —838 0–2 — — Not published
18950Point Pleasant 262207 0–2 — — Not published
18953Revere —39 0–2 — — Not published
18954Richboro 10,3803,011 0–2 — — Not published
18955Richlandtown 1,511300 0–2 — — Not published
18956Rushland —60 0–2 — — Not published
18960Sellersville 13,5973,795 0–2 — — Not published
18962Silverdale 531141 0–2 — — Not published
18963Solebury —113 0–2 — — Not published
18966Southampton 36,37010,602 0–2 — — Not published
18968Spinnerstown —78 0–2 — — Not published
18970Trumbauersville 553534 0–2 — — Not published
18972Upper Black Eddy 3,104194 0–2 — — Not published
18976Warrington 22,20210,394 0–2 — — Not published
18977Washington Crossing 4,569836 0–2 — — Not published
18980Wycombe 30865 0–2 — — Not published
18981Zionhill —3 0–2 — — Not published
19007Bristol 21,80014,585 0–2 — — Not published
19020Bensalem 56,80926,001 0–2 — — Not published
19021Croydon 9,6382,039 0–2 — — Not published
19030Fairless Hills 12,3057,738 0–2 — — Not published
19053Feasterville Trevose 28,50920,912 0–2 — — Not published
19054Levittown 17,5181,487 0–2 — — Not published
19055Levittown 13,8331,628 0–2 — — Not published
19056Levittown 15,9602,837 0–2 — — Not published
19057Levittown 17,9254,762 0–2 — — Not published
19058Levittown —22 0–2 — — Not published

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Find an actual space in Bensalem

The numbers above tell you how the market looks. To find a specific storefront, these marketplaces list available retail space for lease.

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 812910 — pet care (except veterinary) services. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 51 establishments and $12M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (0.63 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

Read the full methodology →  ·  Data sources & vintages →

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